Pediatric DXA: Technique, interpretation and clinical applications

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Binkovitz, Larry A ^a   Henwood, Maria J ^a   Sparke, Paul ^b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CAPITAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 42049088370     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0808-y     Document Type: Review

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